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Ethics, Law and Mass Communication.Mariusz Ozminkowski, Ph.D.This course examines the legal and ethical issues in mass communication. The two are not the same, of course. What is legal is not always ethical and vice versa, what is prohibited by law is not always unethical. However, both the law and ethics are concerned with the same issues, for example invasion of privacy, aiding law enforcement, handling sources. In some cases the law is very specific and in others the choices of journalists and other media professionals are guided mostly by ethical standards.Since the law is generally more specific than ethical matters, this course is organized by the main legal issues facing the media. However, at almost every turn, the legal questions will be accompanied by ethical questions. For example, while admitting that in most cases it is legal to publish photographs depicting accidents and human tragedy, we will ask a question whether publishing such photographs is ethical: does it serve a legitimate news function or perhaps it is simply an exploitation of grief.SEE HERE the fall 2010/winter 2011 course in selected topics in journalism and politics |
This is a course for a group of journalists from Dalian, China. Held at Cal Poly Pomona. Summer/Fall 2010. For a course in selected topics in Journalism see HERE Contact Mariusz Ozminkowskiemail to: mozminkowski@csupomona.eduor call: 626.799.5834website at www.ozminkowski.com |
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Power Point Presentations Introduction: Law and Ethics (ppt)First Amendment (ppt)Public safety (ppt)Defamation (ppt)Privacy (ppt)Access / News Gathering (ppt)Media & the Justice System (ppt)CopyrightsCommercial SpeechMedia Models: the role of journalistsThe role of the courts in the U.S. An example: the case of gay marriage in CaliforniaPress freedom / ethics / comments on languageREADING Course Text: John B. Zelezny. Communications Law. Liberties, Restraints, and the Modern Era.Recommended Reading:Rodney A. Smolla. Free speech in an open societyLawrence M. Friedman. Law in America. A Short History.Anthony Lewis. Freedom for the Thought That We Hate
EXAMINATIONS There are no examinations in this class. However, as I've mentioned at the beginning of the course, I will place on this website examinations that are typical for this class, especially for the communication law side of the course. The exams for ethics are usually of a different kind (written reports, essays, etc.)In order to pass the course, our regular students must score at least 70% on each of the exams that are listed below. The exams are given in class, no books or notes are allowed, and students have 1 hour for each (each exam is given on a different day). Well, you can test yourself and see if your reading of the textbook and notes are sufficient to pass the course. This is just a practice, of course...Examination 1 (chapters 1, 2, 3, 4)Examination 2 (chapters 5, 6, 7, 8)Examination 3 (chapters 9, 10, 11, 12).
Please, see recent articles on China: politics, society, economy HERE VOICES & POLEMICS ON CHINA 声音 / 辩论
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Law Resources: You can find all important cases at: Some Resources on Asian and International Law Columbia Journal of Asian LawUniversity of Pennsylvania Center for East Asian Studies
Selected First Amendment U.S. Supreme Court Cases Near v. Minnesota (1931) (against prior restraint)
Texas v. Johnson (1989) (Flag burning)
R.A.V. v. City of St. Paul (1992) (Cross burning)
Chaplinsky v. State of New Hampshire (1941/1942) (Fighting words)
Clear and present danger cases: Schenck v. United States (1919) Abrams v. United States (1919)
Brandenburg v. Ohio (1969) see also Whitney v. California (1927) overturned by Brandenburg
New York Times v. Sullivan (1964) (actual malice / public officials)
Hustler Magazine v. Falwell (1988)
Sheppard v. Maxwell (1966)
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MEDIA ETHICS FREE PRESS MAP of PRESS FREEDOM 2009. See the level of press freedom for all countries in the world One of your tasks while studying in the U.S. is to explore government regulations of the media. The site above publishes reports on media freedom in all countries, including, of course China and the U.S. The reports are brief, but helpful. Comparisons are always interesting.
California
First Amendment Coalition
CHINA CITIES (in English, for visitors) Dalian's Page on China Cities website Good for practicing English. Easy and Fun Read. From one of the best mystery writers Henning Mankell: THE MAN FROM BEIJING Political Satire
CRIME in the U.S. FBI reports 5% drop in crime rate. Read in L.A. Times ON ENGLISH LANGUAGE:
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